Meet the Team
Robert Gilbert
Interim SVP
Rob leads the research enterprise at UF/IFAS, supporting faculty in Gainesville and at our research and education centers who address challenges facing agriculture, natural resources and human systems. He spent 7 years on cropping systems research in Africa before joining UF as a sugarcane agronomist in 2000.
Jeanna Mastrodicasa
Senior Associate Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jeanna Mastrodicasa leads UF/IFAS Operations with Associate Director Amanda Burkett to improve operational systems and processes for IFAS. Jeanna also supervises Communications, Human Resources, Facilities Planning and Operations, Information Technology, and the Office of Conference and Institutes in UF/IFAS.
Melissa Long
Executive Director of Human Resources
Melissa has been employed with UF since 2003 and currently leads the UF/IFAS Human Resources team. She has served in similar roles beginning at UF HR, College of Dentistry and UF Advancement. Melissa is a Gator grad and avid sports fan, so you’ll find her at various Gator fields throughout the year.
Benita Bannis
Director of Workforce Development
Andrew Carey
Director of Information Technology
Andrew leads the IFAS Information Technology team, and focuses on ensuring that IFAS faculty, staff and students have access to the IT tools they need to fulfill the IFAS mission. Since starting at UF in 2004, Andrew has held various IT roles in Business Affairs, UFIT, and the IFAS Information Technology Server Administration and Helpdesk Teams. In his free time, Andrew enjoys traveling and being outdoors with his family.